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2022 was fifth-warmest year on record -- NASA

Fri, 2023-01-13 10:56 — mike kraft

2022 was fifth-warmest year on record, NASA says Global warming remained prevalent in 2022 with the Earth's average surface temperature reaching the fifth-warmest mark on record, NASA reports. UPI

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The average global temperature was 1.6 degrees Fahrenheit above average, tying with 2015 as the fifth-warmest year, according to the report.

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Climate change threatening ‘things Americans value most,’ U.S. report says

Tue, 2022-11-08 09:08 — mike kraft

Climate change threatening ‘things Americans value most,’ U.S. report says The latest National Climate Assessment also finds that the United States has warmed 68 percent faster than the planet as a whole. Washington Post

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Climate change:Temperatures will rise to 4.5 degrees Fahrenheit above pre-industrial averages by the end of the century -- U.N. report, Lancet evaluation

Wed, 2022-10-26 12:21 — mike kraft

World 'nowhere near' hitting climate targets, U.N. warns Latest estimates say temperatures will rise to 4.5 degrees Fahrenheit above pre-industrial averages by the end of the century, the U.N. climate office said in a new report. NBC News

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Rising seas could swallow millions of U.S. acres within decades--new study

Thu, 2022-09-08 12:25 — mike kraft

Rising seas could swallow millions of U.S. acres within decades Rising seas could swallow millions of U.S. acres — and 650,000 privately-owned buildings — by 2050, according to an analysis published Thursday. Brady Dennis Washington Post

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Analysis: Putin's efforts to hold Europe hostage over energy supplies. is

Thu, 2022-09-08 10:57 — mike kraft

Russia's invasion of Ukraine has prompted the biggest shake-up of European energy markets this century. This film explains how Europe became so dependent on cheap Russian gas, and explores the hard choices facing the EU as it tries to balance energy security and climate ambitions.

Study: ‘bleakest warning yet’ on impacts of climate breakdown

Mon, 2022-02-28 10:12 — mike kraft

IPCC issues ‘bleakest warning yet’ on impacts of climate breakdown Report says human actions are causing dangerous disruption, and window to secure a liveable future is closing the Guardian

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Climate Change: overview of related provisions of House-passed Build Back Better legislation

Mon, 2021-11-22 12:09 — mike kraft

Build Back Better and American Climate Leadership If we, once again, kick the “climate can” down the road, we should be prepared for the road to be flooded, washed away, covered in debris, and possibly surrounded by burning forests. Steve Cohen State of the Planet

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Climate Change: US and Japan block G7 proposals to limit coal useage

Mon, 2021-06-14 11:37 — mike kraft

US and Japan leave G7 stuck on coal The climate unity of rich democracies foundered on their inability to commit to ending coal use. POLITICO

FALMOUTH, England — At a global summit meant to showcase their efforts to rescue the climate, the leaders of the richest, most advanced countries on the planet were left stuck on the rock that fueled the 19th century.

Days of negotiations at the G7 leaders summit in Cornwall failed to set an end-date for coal after the U.S. and Japan blocked a deal.

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Climate issue: Biden doubles funding to prepare for severe storms

Tue, 2021-05-25 09:20 — mike kraft

As hurricane season looms, Biden doubles funding to prepare for extreme weather President Biden will announce Monday after that he’s doubling the amount of funding the U.S. government will spend helping communities prepare to withstand extreme weather events, while launching a new effort at NASA to collect climate data.

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‘Urgent’ Need for Businesses to Adapt to Growing Threat from Climate Change, McKinsey Says

Sat, 2020-01-18 22:48 — Kathy Gilbeaux

A dog looks out of a house flooded by Hurricane Maria, in Catano town, Juana Matos, Puerto Rico, on September 21, 2017. Hector Retamal | AFP | Getty Images

CLICK HERE - REPORT - Climate risk and response: Physical hazards and socioeconomic impacts - January 2020

cnbc.com - by Pippa Stevens - January 16, 2020

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McKinsey said trillions of dollars in economic activity and hundreds of millions lives are at risk from a changing climate.

“Much as thinking about information systems and cyber-risks has become integrated into corporate and public-sector decision making, climate change and its resulting risks will also need to feature as a major factor in decisions,” McKinsey Global Institute director Jonathan Woetzel said.

BlackRock CEO Larry Fink warned this week that the intensifying climate crisis will bring about a fundamental reshaping of finance, with a significant reallocation of capital set to take place “sooner than most anticipate.”

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